7 U.S.C. § 1472 — Assistance for livestock producers

Page 795 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 1472 brought for that purpose, and (2) guilty of a mis- demeanor and, on conviction thereof, subject to a fine of not more than $1,000, or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. (Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 792, title VI, § 612, as added Pub. L. 100–387, title I, § 101(a), Aug. 11, 1988, 102 Stat. 931.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective 15 days after Aug. 11, 1988, see sec- tion 101(c)(1) of Pub. L. 100–387, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 1988 Amendment note under section 1427 of this title. INAPPLICABILITY OF SECTION Section inapplicable to 2014 through 2018 crops of cov- ered commodities, cotton, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning Feb. 7, 2014, through Dec. 31, 2018, see section 9092(b)(12) of this title. Section inapplicable to 2008 through 2012 crops of cov- ered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning June 18, 2008, through Dec. 31, 2012, see section 8782(b)(12) of this title. Section inapplicable to 2002 through 2007 crops of cov- ered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning May 13, 2002, through Dec. 31, 2007, see section 7992(b)(12) of this title. Section inapplicable to 1996 through 2002 crops of loan commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning Apr. 4, 1996, and ending Dec. 31, 2002, see section 7301(b)(1)(L) of this title. § 1472. Assistance for livestock producers (a) Definition of livestock In this section, the term ‘‘livestock’’ includes elk, reindeer, bison, horses, and deer. (b) Availability of assistance In such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, the Secretary of Agriculture may provide assistance to dairy and other live- stock producers to cover economic losses in- curred by such producers in connection with the production of livestock. (c) Types of assistance The assistance provided to livestock producers may be in the following forms: (1) Indemnity payments to livestock pro- ducers who incur livestock mortality losses. (2) Livestock feed assistance to livestock producers affected by shortages of feed. (3) Compensation for sudden increases in production costs. (4) Such other assistance, and for such other economic losses, as the Secretary considers appropriate. (d) Limitations The Secretary may not use the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide as- sistance under this section. (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. (Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10104, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 488; Pub. L. 108–447, div. A, title VII, § 785(b)(2), Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 2850; Pub. L. 109–97, title VII, § 784(b)(3), Nov. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 2162.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, and not as part of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 which comprises this subchapter or as part of the Agri- cultural Act of 1949 which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of the 1949 Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1421 of this title and Tables. AMENDMENTS 2005—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–97 substituted ‘‘bison, horses, and deer’’ for ‘‘and bison’’. 2004—Pub. L. 108–447 added subsec. (a) and redesig- nated former subsecs. (a) to (d) as (b) to (e), respec- tively. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2005 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 109–97 applicable to losses re- sulting from a disaster that occurs on or after July 28, 2005, and inapplicable to losses resulting from a dis- aster that occurs before such date, see section 784(c) of Pub. L. 109–97, set out as a note under section 1471 of this title. CHAPTER 36—CROP INSURANCE SUBCHAPTER I—FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE Sec. 1501. Short title and application of other provi- sions. 1502. Purpose; definitions; protection of informa- tion; relation to other laws. 1503. Federal Crop Insurance Corporation; cre- ation; offices. 1504. Capital stock of Corporation. 1504a. Capitalization of Corporation. 1505. Management of Corporation. 1506. General powers. 1506a, 1506b. Omitted. 1507. Personnel of Corporation. 1508. Crop insurance. 1508a. Double insurance and prevented planting. 1508b. Stacked Income Protection Plan for pro- ducers of upland cotton. 1508c. Peanut revenue crop insurance. 1508d. Coverage for forage and grazing. 1509. Exemption of indemnities from levy. 1510. Deposit and investment of funds; Federal Re- serve banks as fiscal agents. 1511. Tax exemption. 1512. Corporation as fiscal agent of Government. 1513. Books of account and annual reports of Cor- poration. 1514. Crimes and offenses. 1515. Program compliance and integrity. 1516. Funding. 1517. Separability. 1518. ‘‘Agricultural commodity’’ defined. 1519. Repealed. 1520. Producer eligibility. 1521. Ineligibility for catastrophic risk and non- insured assistance payments. 1522. Research and development. 1523. Pilot programs. 1524. Education and risk management assistance. SUBCHAPTER II—SUPPLEMENTAL AGRICULTURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 1531. Supplemental agricultural disaster assist- ance.